Comparing Performance Feedback with Output of Performance Model to Calibrate Resource Consumption Control System and Improve Performance Criterion

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtained metrics indicate reported amounts of multiple resource types consumed by the agent in multiple intervals and include performance feedback that indicates measured values of an agent characteristic in the multiple intervals.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more portions of the characteristics information associated with the agent indicate an impairment status of the agent, and transforming the predicted expenditure amount into the first specific-units amount of the first resource type and the second specific-units amount of the second resource type comprises increasing the first specific-units amount or the second specific-units amount based on the impairment status of the agent.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing one or more alerts to one or more performance monitors based on the comparison of the one or more portions of the metrics to the one or more outputs of the performance model indicating that performance of the agent diverged from performance of one or more groups of agents associated with the agent.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtained metrics are obtained from a client computer of the agent.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second specific-units amounts include amounts of metric system units, amounts of United States customary system units, or amounts of imperial system units, wherein the first and second normalized-units amounts include quantities of serving sizes.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second specific-units amounts include amounts of mass, and the first and second normalized-units amounts include amounts of volume or quantities of pieces.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the metrics indicate reported amounts of multiple resource types consumed by the agent in multiple intervals and include performance feedback that indicates measured values of an agent characteristic in the multiple intervals.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein one or more portions of the characteristics information associated with the agent indicate an impairment status of the agent, and transforming the predicted expenditure amount into the specific-units amounts of the multiple resource types comprises increasing the specific-units amount of one of the multiple resource types based on the impairment status of the agent.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions associated with the network computer cause the one or more processors of the network computer to perform further actions, comprising providing one or more alerts to one or more performance monitors based on the comparison of the one or more portions of the metrics to the one or more outputs of the performance model indicating that performance of the agent diverged from performance of one or more groups of agents associated with the agent.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the specific-units amounts include amounts of metric system units, amounts of United States customary system units, or amounts of imperial system units, wherein the normalized-units amounts include quantities of serving sizes.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the specific-units amounts include amounts of mass, and the normalized-units amounts include amounts of volume or quantities of pieces.

21. The network computer of claim 20, wherein the obtained metrics indicate reported amounts of multiple resource types consumed by the agent in multiple intervals and include performance feedback that indicates measured values of an agent characteristic in the multiple intervals.

24. The network computer of claim 20, wherein one or more portions of the characteristics information associated with the agent indicate an impairment status of the agent, and transforming the predicted expenditure amount into the first specific-units amount of the first resource type and the second specific-units amount of the second resource type comprises increasing the first specific-units amount or the second specific-units amount based on the impairment status of the agent.

26. The network computer of claim 20, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform further actions, comprising providing one or more alerts to one or more performance monitors based on the comparison of the one or more portions of the metrics to the one or more outputs of the performance model indicating that performance of the agent diverged from performance of one or more groups of agents associated with the agent.

27. The network computer of claim 20, wherein the obtained metrics are obtained from a client computer of the agent.

28. The network computer of claim 20, wherein the first and second specific-units amounts include amounts of metric system units, amounts of United States customary system units, or amounts of imperial system units, wherein the first and second normalized-units amounts include quantities of serving sizes.

29. The network computer of claim 20, wherein the first and second specific-units amounts include amounts of mass, and the first and second normalized-units amounts include amounts of volume or quantities of pieces.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the metrics indicate reported amounts of multiple resource types consumed by the agent in multiple intervals and include performance feedback that indicates measured values of an agent characteristic in the multiple intervals.

34. The system of claim 30, wherein one or more portions of the characteristics information associated with the agent indicate an impairment status of the agent, and transforming the predicted expenditure amount into the first specific-units amount of the first resource type and the second specific-units amount of the second resource type comprises increasing the first specific-units amount or the second specific-units amount based on the impairment status of the agent.

36. The system of claim 30, wherein the instructions associated with the network computer cause the one or more processors of the network computer to perform further actions, comprising providing one or more alerts to one or more performance monitors based on the comparison of the one or more portions of the metrics to the one or more outputs of the performance model indicating that performance of the agent diverged from performance of one or more groups of agents associated with the agent.

37. The system of claim 30, wherein the first and second specific-units amounts include amounts of metric system units, amounts of United States customary system units, or amounts of imperial system units, wherein the first and second normalized-units amounts include quantities of serving sizes.

38. The system of claim 30, wherein the first and second specific-units amounts include amounts of mass, and the first and second normalized-units amounts include amounts of volume or quantities of pieces.